St. Scholastica's College, Manila

St. Scholastica's College, Manila, also referred to by its acronym SSC or colloquially St. Scho) is a private Catholic Catholic basic and higher education institution for women founded and managed by the Congregation of the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing in a 3.66 hectares (36,600 m2) lot in Malate in the city of Manila. It was established in 1906 initially offering elementary grades. It started admitting high school students in 1907 and opened its collegiate department in 1920. It pioneered in formal music education in the Philippines, opening a Conservatory of Music in 1907.[1] Although St. Scholastica's College is an exclusive school for women, admission of male students in the Music, Fine Arts, and Interior Design programs has been allowed.

This article is about the educational institution in Manila. For the institution in Duluth, Minnesota, see The College of St. Scholastica.
St. Scholastica's College, Manila
MottoOra et Labora (Latin)
Motto in English
Prayer and Work
TypePrivate Catholic Non-profit All-girls Basic and Higher education institution
EstablishedDecember 1906 (December 1906)
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
(Benedictine Sisters)
Academic affiliations
PAASCU ASAIHL, CWC, I-SSI
PresidentSr. Mary Christine Pinto, OSB
Administrative staff
800
Students9,856
Location
Leon Guinto St., Singalong
,
Metro Manila
,
Philippines

14°33′51″N 120°59′47″E
CampusUrban
Area 36,655.50 square metres (3.665550 ha)
Alma Mater songLet's Cheer for St. Scholastica
Colors Blue  and  White 
NicknameScholastican
Sporting affiliations
WNCAA, WCSA, Manila Athletics
Websitewww.ssc.edu.ph
Location in Metro Manila
St. Scholastica's College, Manila (Luzon)
St. Scholastica's College, Manila (Philippines)

St. Scholastica's College is recognized by the Department of Education and the Commission on Higher Education and also a charter member of the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities. It has earned Level III accreditation on all of its respective departments and schools.

St. Scholastica's College had its centennial celebration on December 3, 2006, at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila.

History
Sr. Mary Thomas Prado, OSB (second from the left), the current President of St. Scholastica's College

St. Scholastica's College was founded by five young German sisters: Mother M. Ferdinanda Hoelzer, OSB, Sr. Petronilla Keller, OSB, Sr. Cresentia Veser, OSB, Sr. Winfrieda Mueller, OSB, and Novice Alexia Ruedenauer on December 3, 1906 at the request of Apostolic Delegate Monsignor Dom Ambrose Agius, O.S.B. and Archbishop of Manila Jeremiah James Harty, D.D. to give religious education to the children of Manila. The site of the St. Scholastica's College then was a small residential house surrounded by fishermen's huts in the fishing village of Tondo. There were then six paying students and 50 non-paying students or scholars.

A year after the college opened, it moved to a property in San Marcelino Street in Manila which was later occupied by St. Theresa's College Manila and where Adamson University now stands. The school was then housed in an old military barracks. On December 14, 1914 the college was moved again to another site in Singalong Street where the college presently stands. The latest campus is bounded by Estrada Street on the north, P. Ocampo Street on the south, Singalong Street on the east and Leon Guinto Street on the west. The land, about 3 hectares (30,000 m2) was bought for the amount of two cents per square meter. St. Scholastica's College was ravaged by World War II where its school buildings were all destroyed. Reconstruction of the buildings began in 1946 and took nine years to restore.

Academics

Academic linkages
November 23, 2011, St. Scholastica's College, Manila welcomes Wikimedia Foundation

The college is a member of the South Manila Inter-Constitutional Schools along with De La Salle University, Philippine Women's University, Philippine Christian University, Adamson University, Philippine Normal University, and the St. Paul University Manila. The students of the member schools may take accredited subjects in their chosen school for cross-enrollment. The college is also part of the Women's Consortium Colleges which includes Miriam College in Katipunan, Assumption College San Lorenzo in Makati, La Consolacion College Manila in Mendiola, St. Paul University Quezon City, and the College of the Holy Spirit Manila in Mendiola.

Notable alumnae and students

Buildings

References
  1. https://www. edukasyon.ph/schools/st-scholastica-s-college-manila
  2. Pat and Agnes, retrieved 2020-06-27
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